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North Surrey Domestic Abuse Service North Surrey Domestic Abuse Service impartial service. Telephone 01932 (NSDAS) is a registered Charity, managed by Citizens Advice Elmbridge West that helps men, women and children (NSDAS) is a registered Charity, managed by Citizens Advice Elmbridge West that helps men, women and children who suffer from domestic abuse. 260690 or email nsdas@caew.org.uk nsdas.org.uk who suffer from domestic abuse. It has been widely publicised that the It has been widely publicised that the national lockdowns during 2020 have led to an increase in reported domestic abuse. We expect rates to continue to rise during national lockdowns during 2020 have led to an increase in reported domestic abuse. We expect rates to continue to rise during the new lockdown introduced in 2021. NSDAS wish to increase awareness of If you would like to support North Surrey Domestic Abuse Service you can donate at http:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charities/ NorthSurreyDomesticAbuseService the new lockdown introduced in 2021.their service. Those being abused can NSDAS wish to increase awareness of often be extremely frightened and believe their service. Those being abused can often be extremely frightened and believe they do not have the confidence to live they do not have the confidence to live independently. We have a team of highly trained advisors that can help with a wide variety of problems caused by domestic independently. We have a team of highly abuse. Clients can be provided with trained advisors that can help with a wide practical help, safety planning, emotional variety of problems caused by domestic support, all helping to rebuild the abuse. Clients can be provided with practical help, safety planning, emotional survivors lives to give them that strength to move on with their lives and live free of abuse. support, all helping to rebuild the In addition, NSDAS offers 3 programmes survivors lives to give them that strength to help children men and women, build to move on with their lives and live free confidence and understanding of their of abuse. In addition, NSDAS offers 3 programmes situation. This is what a client said after attending one course - Power to Change: ‘When to help children men and women, build you have been a victim of abuse it is confidence and understanding of their hard to know who you are anymore –situation. This is what a client said after attending one course this course really helped me to realise my goals, and what I want from life. It also gave me the confidence to attend job interviews, and return to college.

this course really helped me to realise my goals, and what I want from life. It also gave me the confidence to attend Seeking help North Surrey Domestic Abuse service is a free, confidential, independent and

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A reader contacted us in great excitement last month. He was reading the piece on the disastrous fire at Kempton Park in 1932 when the grandstand was destroyed by fire. “I think I have some of the old grandstand as my porch”, he said. So, I went round to have a look. Kempton Avenue is directly opposite Kempton Park. The story goes that the houses, built in the 1960’s did use some reclaimed materials in the construction. Below left you can see a close up from the photo printed last month. To the right, the post and the spandrel up close. There is a remarkable resemblance. It is possible that the metal posts had been simply put to one side after the old grandstand was demolished, but the gap of 30 years is significant. You can decide for yourself.

THE ARTS SOCIETY RUNNYMEDE continues to bring its popular monthly lectures via Zoom. While lecturers cannot be present in person, their lectures are live and followed by Q and A sessions. Guests are very welcome for a fee of just £5 and help is at hand for those not familiar with Zoom. To experience the next lectures and find out what the Society has to offer please contact info@theartsscocietyrunnymede.org.uk

THE ROARING 20s: ART,DESIGN & HIGH SOCIETY Wednesday 17th March at 10.30

Like its name, the Roaring Twenties was a loud and boisterous decade, Following the dark days of the Great War, the privileged Bright Young Things were determined to shock and broke all conventions for a life of hedonism and promiscuity, fuelled by an endless round of champagne, cocaine, parties and jazz. Women wore fur coats and cloche hats, donned new boyish fashions and had short, cropped hair. Men drove fast cars, mixed cocktails and smoked American cigarettes. Valentino, Tallulah Bankhead, and Noel Coward emerged as major celebrities. Art and design was also full of vitality. Furniture and decoration showed the influence of Cubism, Vorticism and other styles associated with the avant-garde. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb ushered in an obsession with all things Egyptian and Oriental. Lecturer Jo Banham explores the energy and originality of the decade and the lives of its leading figures.

Where literally? Probably on a road around Shepperton/ Chertsey/Windsor. (photos opposite are from his walks down the Towpath one snowy morning). But he may be even further afield, knowing him! The walks have got longer and further. Alex Hardy told Shepperton Matters that he has an idea of wanting to do a 100,000 step day to finish his Walkathon, which he will complete sometime in March. That is around 50 miles!!! Where is he in terms of his fund raising? Well he is so grateful for the help and support he has had from friends, family, the community and complete strangers. It has been heartening to see his total raised increase. As we go to print it stands at over £2600 which will make such a huge difference to mental health support through Mind. But Alex is aiming high. He is trying to reach £5000. So if you can help him, no matter how small a donation, it will all add up. His fund raising page is at:

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In last months Shepperton Matters we brought you news of an unusual visitor to the area. It had been identified as a Tundra Bean goose But we were contacted by local retired biologist and goose specialist, Mariko Parslow, who is challenging the identity of the bird. 'Tundra Bean Goose' is a subspecies of bean goose, a species which regularly winter in Britain in small numbers. The most common winterer in Britain are of subspecies 'Taiga Bean Geese'. “For ordinary birdwatchers it may be hard to identify the subspecies of bean geese in the field, or from an image. However, I studied and worked on bean geese and their conservation as my life work, since 1970s, as a specialist subject. It was purely coincidence that I live in Laleham and went to see the 'funny geese' I heard of from the neighbour” she says. “The geese which you refer were a family of three, and stayed at Home Farm and Littleton Lake from mid December 2020 till January 2021. They were identified by local birders as 'Tundra Bean Geese' which went on birding websites, gathered many birders from other parts of the countries. But when I saw them on 31 December, I noticed that they were not of typical 'Tundra Bean Geese', but rather an ordinary family of three 'Taiga Bean Geese'. They can be identified by bill patterns and body sizes, and I use other facial parameters which are result of my studies. I told one of local birders that they were misidentified. I have been collecting the images to send to my Swedish colleagues to confirm my diagnosis for their identity. I spotted your picture, but knew immediately that this was a wrong photograph”. We bow to the judgement of this local expert and thank her for bringing it to our attention. We must also credit the photo we published to David Appleton, which was originally published in Good News in autumn 2017.